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Agroecology is being applied in many different forms around the world. Connecting people in order to exchange experiences is a key step to strengthen the practice of agroecology.

As a participatory initiative, the Agroecology Knowledge Hub welcomes contributions from all interested users and allows users to submit information about themselves and their work. Therefore they are invited to fill out the form below and share with us what they are doing, as well as information and knowledge or to submit relevant content on agroecology.

In order to be published, submitted content must be relevant for agroecology, factual, notable, verifiable with cited sources, neutrally presented and must meet content requirements.

Content requirements, terms and conditions & disclaimer

Content requirements, terms and conditions & disclaimer

Entries will only be accepted in the official FAO languages - Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish;

Submissions should be factual, notable, verifiable with cited sources, and neutrally presented;

Entries should include information that is relevant to the Hub (sensitive or politically controversial material will not be considered relevant);

Entries promoting external products or services will not be taken into consideration.

Submissions must meet FAO's quality standards in order to get published.

Disclaimer

By submitting content, you acknowledge and agree to the following:

FAO has the right to remove from the Agroecology Knowledge Hub any information which is not in compliance with these terms and conditions;

FAO does not validate the information that is made available on the Agroecology Knowledge Hub database. Neither the team nor FAO can be held responsible over the validation of data;

FAO shall use reasonable efforts to maintain the Agroecology Knowledge Hub database operational and to provide guidance and support for questions relating to the database content;

FAO cannot guarantee the complete reliability and integrity of the Agroecology Knowledge Hub data, in particular because these data are established, formatted and/or circulated via computer and telecommunication means that FAO does not control fully.

Type of content to be submitted:

Article (Journal, magazine, newsletter and/or blog article)

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Journal

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Newsletter

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Conference paper

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Conference proceedings

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Manual

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Report

A formal, factual, methodological, statistical, technical or research report issued by an individual, group, agency, government body or other institution. Reports disseminate the outcomes and deliverables of a research assignment.

Technical paper

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Policy brief/ paper

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Case study

A research paper involving an up-close, in-depth, and detailed examination of a subject of study (the case).

Guidelines

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Project

A document that describes the objectives and outcomes of a field project, reporting on its implementation progress. It may provide details about the budget.

Working paper

A preliminary paper, usually based on research, not intended for publication but rather for circulation by the author (or authors) to professional peers to provide information or with a request for comments or editorial improvement.

Fact sheet

A brief presentation of data and information in a format which emphasizes key points concisely (usually no more than 3-4 pages).

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